Quantitative Aptitude
Business Mathematics, Logical Reasoning, and Statistics — the quantitative backbone of the CA Foundation exam.
Your Success Path
Ratio, Proportion, Indices and Logarithms
BM 1Ratio and proportion applications · Laws of indices and surds · Logarithms — common and natural
Equations and Matrices
BM 2Linear, quadratic and simultaneous equations · Matrix operations and determinants · Cramer's rule and business applications
Sequence, Series and Time Value of Money
BM 3–4AP and GP — sums and nth term · Simple interest and compound interest · Annuity, present value, EMI calculations
Permutations, Combinations and Probability
BM 5–6Fundamental counting principle · Permutations and combinations — word problems · Classical probability and addition/multiplication rules
Logical Reasoning
LR 1–3Number series and letter series · Coding-decoding and blood relations · Direction sense and seating arrangements
Statistics — Sampling and Averages
ST 1–2Sampling methods and data collection · Arithmetic mean, median and mode · Geometric mean and harmonic mean
Statistics — Dispersion, Correlation and Regression
ST 3–5Range, QD, MD, SD and coefficient of variation · Correlation — Karl Pearson and Spearman rank · Linear regression — least squares method
Index Numbers and Time Series
ST 6–7Laspeyre's, Paasche's and Fisher's index numbers · Consumer Price Index and its uses · Time series components and trend analysis